In addition to featuring thoughtful commentary on the future of the faith and work movement, The Green Room periodically wants to share reports from faith and work meetings you may have missed. (Don’t want to miss any more faith and work meetings? Check out our event calendar.) We recently had a report on the Avodah Summit at Trinity International University:…
We all agree that our work matters. An important aspect to work is its influence and impact within a local community and culture. I have recently read a short book that is, in my opinion, an excellent treatment of culture engagement and I would like to recommend it for your reading. The eBook is titled The Voting Booth: A new…
The work of the artist should be squarely in the faith and work conversation. For art is an expression of God’s missional work. Both artistic citizens and art itself help build the common good. Joseph Polisi announced recently his retirement in June of 2018 as president of The Juilliard School. Great change to the school came about during his three…
In my last post we drew the connection between the gift of the law in the Old Testament and its connection with civic mindedness. The question becomes, what place does the greater civitas have in the faith and work movement? The faith and work movement is growing, and quickly, which is exciting. From voices such as Tom Nelson and Greg…
I was privileged to attend the Avodah Summit this past week at Trinity International University. The purpose of this conference was to give pastors and leaders theological vision and practical tools to help believers connect their faith to their daily work and the flourishing of their communities. The conference speakers included Skye Jethani, Steve Garber, Katelyn Beaty, Greg Forster, Jimmy…
The Green Room Blog welcomes Lisa Slayton with her review of A Woman’s Place: A Christian Vision for Your Calling in the Office, the Home, and the World by Katelyn Beaty. Slayton joined Pittsburgh Leadership Foundation in 2005 to develop a leadership offering, the Leaders Collaborative, that integrated a biblical worldview with vocational discipleship and organizational effectiveness for the flourishing…
By Greg Forster; part six of a series. This is a post about ruling the world. This series on suffering began with the two horns of the dilemma facing the faith and work movement: we want to help people suffer but without helping people suffer. Then it went through the three major theological areas where there is, in general, a…
By Jennifer Woodruff Tait A few months ago, I attended the Acton Institute (you can read more about my trip here) as part of my work with the Theology of Work Project. One of the things I did was attend a lunch where some other folks from TOW presented some of the resources on our site and talked about how…
My introduction to an integrated and vibrant view of faith and work came over five years ago. Like many Evangelicals, I grew up in a context where the value of work outside evangelism and the income to support the work of the church just wasn’t discussed. As my mind and heart received the message of an integrated life of discipleship that…
By Jeff Haanen What will allow more pastors to see the importance of work for their church and its mission? How might the faith and work movement help pastors and seminaries to embrace ministry models that equip men and women to serve Christ in the wide array of professions in our culture today? And why is this so difficult? Last…
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